Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2013-03-18
Books mentioned on Joe Rogan Experience #172 - Bryan Callen
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Good calories, bad calories
Good Calories, Bad Calories is a dense, deeply researched science and health book by Gary Taubes that investigates the dietary triggers of chronic diseases and challenges conventional wisdom regarding carbohydrates and weight gain.
Recommended“there's a guy named Robert Lustig and another guy named Scott Connelly both doctors and another science writer named Gary towel who wrote a couple great books one is a good calories bad calories”
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Why we get fat
Why We Get Fat by Gary Taubes is a prominent health and nutrition book that investigates the underlying biological and historical causes of the modern obesity epidemic.
Recommended“and another book that was follow-up to that book which is short a book called I think what makes us fat or why we get fat and through 20 years of research you know and men more and by the way Barry Sears”
Where to get it
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Exodus
Exodus by Leon Uris is a historical novel that chronicles the founding of the State of Israel and the broader historical context of the region.
Recommended“you want to learn history of Ireland you want to learn history of the founding of the State of Israel which I'm reading now a book called Exodus”
Where to get it
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Trinity
Trinity is a historical novel by Leon Uris that spans multiple generations and explores the tumultuous political and social history of Ireland from the mid-nineteenth century to the Easter Rising.
Recommended“if you want to learn about Ireland read a book called Trinity”
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The Haj
The Haj is a sprawling historical novel by Leon Uris that chronicles the complex political, cultural, and religious dynamics of the Middle East through the twentieth century, focusing on rural Arab life and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Recommended“if you want to learn about the Arab world the Middle East read the Hajj”
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The 4-Hour Workweek
The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss is a popular self-help and lifestyle design guide that challenges traditional notions of retirement and employment, advocating instead for outsourcing, automation, and mini-retirements.
Discussed“if you read Tim Ferriss book the 4-hour workweek not for our body to the 4-hour workweek”
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How the Irish Saved Civilization
How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill is a historical exploration of how Irish monks and scholars preserved classical literature and texts during the European Dark Ages.
Discussed“is a book called how the Irish saved civilization have you heard of it”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
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“in fact if you read the agony and the ecstasy by Irving stone but short kind of skinny with a pug nose”
“in fact if you read the agony and the ecstasy by Irving stone but short kind of skinny with a pug nose”